Egbert guy young



(No Model.)

^ R. G. YOUNG.

INK WELL'.

Patented Apr. 12, 1892.

UNITED VSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT GUY YOUNG, OF HELENA, MONTANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THOMAS MILLER, OF SAME PLACE.`

INK-WELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 472,649, dated April 12, 1892. Application nea November 24., 1891.VV seri-ei 110.412.917. (No model.)

To all whom it ina/y concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT GUY YOUNG, of Helena, county of Lewis and Clarke, and State of .Montana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ink-Wells, of which the following is a specification.

The aim of my invention is to provide simple and durable means whereby an ink-Well may be supported in connection with a school- 1o desk in such manner as to be practically noiseless, to prevent evaporation, and to admit of its being covered and uncovered at will without soiling the fingers, and of its being readily removed for the purposes of filling and cleansing.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view looking against therunder side of a desk-top provided with my ink-well attachment. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical zo section through the parts shown in the first figure. Fig. 3 is a perspective view, looking downward upon the top of the desk and illustrating the manner in which the support is released and adjusted to permit the removal of the ink well or cup.

In carrying my invention into Veffect. I provide an ink well or cup A, of glass or other suitable material and of any suitable form, but preferably with a flange or lip a around its top, as represented in the drawings. I

also providea dat metallic bar or arm B, having midway of its length an opening adapted to receive and sustain the well and having, also, at one end a longitudinal slot b and at the other a depending knob or handle b', the latterebeing a desirable but not a necessary feature.

C represents the top of the desk 0r table, provided with a vertical opening o, through 4C which the pen may be inserted into the well thereunder. To the under side of the desk thus provided with a pen-opening I apply the arm B, sustaining it at one end by means of a screw or pivot E, inserted through the slot therein, and at the opposite end by a horizontal finger F, one end of which is fixed to the desk, while the opposite end is projected horizontally beneath the arm B and provided with a lip or shoulder f to hold the arm in place thereon. The arm B thus mounted beneath 5o the desk, as shown in Fig. 1, serves to support the well beneath-the top of the desk. The slot in the end of the arm permits it to be moved longitudinally, so that it may, on the onehand,present themouth of the well in posit-ion beneath the pen-openin g, as represented in full lines in Fig. 2, or, on the other hand, carry the mouth of the well away from the opening and against the under surface of the deslnby which it will be closed, as shown in 6o dotted lines in Fig. 2, to prevent evaporation of the ink. Thusit will be seen that the opening and closing of the well is effected by simply sliding the bar B endwise and without danger of soiling the ngers.

In order that the mouth of the well may be the more effectually sealed and evaporation prevented, I propose to seat in or against the under side of the desk-top a sheet or cushion G, of rubber or other `soft material, and to 7o bend one end of the bar or arm B slight-lyv downward, so that when suspended by the catch or armf it will force the mouth of the well upward tightly against the under side of the machine, as plainly indicated in the drawings.

When it is required to remove the Well, it is only necessary t-o lift the end of the arm B clear of the catch f, whereupon the arm may be swung around horizontally upon the pivot 8o E, so as to carry the well beyond the edge of the desk, as shown in Fig. 3, when it may be readily lifted out of the arm.

The essence of my invention lies in mounting the ink-well in a support which has not only a reciprocating motion beneath the desk to open and close' the well, but also a movement outward to expose the Well beyond the desk; and it is manifest that the details of construction may be variously modified with- 9o out departing from the scope of the invention.

Obviously the device may be applied to a stand or support of any suitable character other than the desk.

Having thus described my invention, what 9 5 I claim isl. In combination with a lid or support having a pen-opening therethrough, an ink-well,

pivot extended through said slot, and the supr 5 portngnger F, having the lip f.

4. The combination of the perforated desktop and the cushion thereunder, the ink-Well, and the supporting arm or bar whereby the Well is held in close Contact with the cushion.

In testimony whereof I hereunto seb my hand, this 20th day of September, 1891., in the presence of two attesting witnesses.

ROBERT GUY YOUNG. Witnesses:

ARTHUR J. CRAVEN, F. W. ELLIS. 

